News + Politics
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Obamacare Protects Transgender People from Discrimination
A section of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that protects against sexual discrimination will also apply to transgender people, according to a letter...
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Chavela Vargas, defiant lesbian singer, dies at age 93
“What hurt was not being homosexual, but when they throw it in my face as if it were the plague.” Famed singer Chavela Vargas writing in...
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LHP Names New VP
At the group's monthly meeting in July, the local 12-year-old Latino GLBT History Project (LHP) elected its first vice president, Esther Hidalgo. Hidalgo has worked...
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D.C. Rolling Out Trans Ads
It's all about respect. That's the message of the latest campaign by the D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR). Hitting its stride with its current...
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Secretary Clinton meets with LGBT coalition in Uganda
“It is critical for all Ugandans – the government and citizens alike – to speak out against discrimination, harassment and intimidation of anyone. That’s true...
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Court Denies Motion To Stay DOMA Case Proceedings
An attempt by a House committee to halt proceedings on a case challenging the constitutionality of Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)...
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Mika comes out to Instinct, no surprises here!
“If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah. Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah. And it’s only...
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Trial Date Set in Marine Stabbing Case
Michael Poth, the Marine accused of killing a fellow Marine following an incident where he allegedly called the victim a ''faggot'' after having earlier seen...
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Swim for Life Beats Goal
The accounting is in from the 21st Annual Maryland Swim for Life, held July 14 and hosted by the District of Columbia Aquatics Club (DCAC),...
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Turkish Media Meet Gay Peers
Members of local LBGT media outlets met with five Turkish journalists at the Meridian International Center in Northwest D.C. Friday, July 27, to discuss topics...
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Obama Nominates Gay Chinese-American to Federal Judgeship
President Obama today nominated out gay federal prosecutor Pamela Chen to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. If...
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HRC Releases Marriage-Equality Positions of Congress
Wondering where your member of Congress stands on marriage equality? It just got a lot easier to find out. The Human Rights Campaign today announced...
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Lisner Shines Light on HIV/AIDS
Speaking at ''Return to Lisner,'' a community event held July 24 in the midst of the XIX International AIDS Conference –and serving as both a...
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Global LGBT Briefs: Lebanon and Language
Beirut Authorities Raid Gay Movie Theater The Box Turtle Bulletin blog is reporting on a July 28 raid of a Beirut cinema reputed to screen...
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National LGBT Briefs: Rust Belt Horror, Suspect Sermon And Teen Shabbaton
Two Women Accused in Pennsylania Killing Of Ex-Girlfriend Testimony at a July 25 preliminary hearing is revealing horrific details in the May 17 murder of...
